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Hegseth Ordered Lethal Boat Strike but Not the Killing of Survivors, Officials Say

Amid talk of war crimes, the details and precise sequence of a Sept. 2 attack on a boat in the Caribbean are facing intensifying scrutiny.

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The suggestion that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth or his officials targeted shipwrecked survivors has been galvanizing because that would apparently be a war crime even if one accepts Trump officials’ broader argument for the strike campaign.
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Reginald T. Jackson, A.M.E. Bishop With Political Power, Dies at 71

Influential up and down the Eastern Seaboard, he was part of a long tradition among Black clergy of fighting bias and getting out the vote. “No vote, no clout,” he’d say.

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Bishop Reginald Jackson in 2024. As head of one of the country’s largest majority-Black denominations, he was a leading figure at the intersection of religion and Black electoral politics.
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A Crucial Week in Ukraine Peace Negotiations

Plus, a court voids another Trump appointee. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

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Volodymyr Zelensky, left, and Emmanuel Macron today.
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Trump Becomes the Wild Card in Razor-Thin Honduras Election

President Trump warned that if his favored candidate didn’t win, the United States would “not be throwing good money after bad” at the country.

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A campaign poster for Nasry Asfura, the right-wing candidate backed by President Trump, last month on a street in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
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Russian Launch Site Mishap Leaves Country’s Space Program in Limbo

The ability of Russia to launch astronauts to the International Space Station remains in limbo after an incident last week at the Baikonur base in Kazakhstan.

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A Soyuz spacecraft launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Nov. 27. The rocket itself headed to space without problem, but the rocket’s exhaust knocked a service platform out of its protective shelter.
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Johnson and Trump Try to Avoid an Upset House Loss in Tennessee

Speaker Mike Johnson put the president on speakerphone during a Monday stop in the state, underscoring the unusual amount of national attention on a House special election.

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Speaker Mike Johnson, left, appeared on Monday in Tennessee to promote the candidacy of Matt Van Epps, right, in a House special election on Tuesday.
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To Avoid Pharma Tariffs, U.K. Agrees to Trump’s Demand to Pay More for Drugs

President Trump has complained that wealthy countries like Britain pay too little for drugs, leading America to bear much of the burden of the costs of medicines.

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A lab run by the drugmaker AstraZeneca. President Trump has complained that wealthy European countries pay too little for medicines.
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A Surprise When Your Package Arrives: You Have to Pay the Tariff

The end of a tariff exemption on goods worth $800 or less has left some U.S. shoppers with an extra shipping bill that must be paid before delivery.

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Kim Batten purchased her coat from a Dutch retailer. After it shipped, she learned she’d need to pay over $250 in customs duties.
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Young Workers Learn to Embrace the Office

Remote work means less training and opportunity for advancement, especially for younger workers, research suggests. Some are getting the message.

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Aerlice LeBlanc enjoyed remote work for a software company, but wondered if it was limiting her career. “I got the sense there were conversations happening at work, about work things, that I wasn’t part of because I wasn’t physically there,” Aerlice LeBlanc said.
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Alina Habba, Trump’s Former Lawyer, Is Unlawful U.S. Attorney, Appeals Court Says

The judges wrote that the Trump administration appeared to have become frustrated by legal and political barriers that have prevented its preferred U.S. attorneys from leading federal prosecutors’ offices.

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Monday’s decision affirms a ruling by a federal judge who in August concluded that Ms. Habba had been serving as New Jersey’s U.S. attorney without legal authority since July 1.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Demands Netflix Drop 50 Cent Series, Citing New Footage

The mogul’s lawyers told the streaming service to withdraw a documentary because it was produced by his rival and uses footage they say was “illicitly” acquired.

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Sean Combs is the subject of a new documentary series executive produced by his longtime rival, 50 Cent, that includes footage Mr. Combs commissioned in the days leading up to his 2024 arrest.
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The Netanyahu Corruption Trial, Explained

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Israel’s president to pardon him preemptively, before any verdicts were reached in his corruption cases. Here’s what to know about his trial.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel addressing lawmakers in the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament, in Jerusalem, in November.
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